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Hard disk drive shortages to continue
There is a channel shortage of larger capacity hard disk drives (HDD) for laptops and it looks like it will continue through the third quarter, at least. Ironically, the genesis for the tight supply... Read more...
Gaze-tracking software developed for computer security
Bill Anderson, a 42-year old Maryland entrepreneur, found himself intrigued by the way the human eye reads and processes text andimages, and decided to apply the concept to computer security. He... Read more...
Use of private IPs could leave enterprises vulnerable
Network administrators are using "private" nonroutable IP addresses as specified in the Internet Engineering Task Force's (IETF) RFC 1918 standard, with the mistaken belief that these IP addresses... Read more...
AMD unveils six-core Istanbul processors
AMD, on Monday, unveiled new six-core server chips built on the 45-nanometer process. Code-named Istanbul, the five new processors will come with clock speeds of up to 2.6GHz with a power consumption... Read more...
Expect more 45nm AMD desktop processors
According to The Inquirer, chip maker AMD is likely to shift production of its desktop CPUs to the 45nm process technology soon. This should happen by Q3 this year, and will be preceded by the launch... Read more...
Fujitsu develops world's fastest processor
Japanese firm Fujitsu has revealed a new processor, touted to be the fastest in the world in terms of raw CPU computations. Named "Venus," the processor can supposedly crunch numbers at a rate of 128... Read more...
The challenge of building a high-density Wi-Fi network
Joanie Wexler over at Network World recently mused the challenges inherent to setting up a Wi-Fi access point for a high-density network. While cramming more radios to increase the aggregate... Read more...
Chip sales drop 30 percent in first quarter
The news is not surprising and it is not very good on the semiconductor front. The Semiconductor Industry Association reported last week that global sales of semiconductors fell nearly 30 percent in... Read more...
New environmentally friendly LCD monitor knows when to go to sleep
Monitor-maker Eizo Nanao has announced a new "EcoView Sense" feature that will debut in their just announced FlexScan range of monitors. As the name suggests, EcoView Sense is positioned to be more... Read more...
Are you cheap about replacing your workers' laptops?
You're trying to deal with a tight budget in the face of a recession and declining sales. So you decide to postpone the purchase of new laptop computers for a year or more. That's a mistake,... Read more...
